On December 1, 2025, the US Department of Commerce announced the initiation of the third anti-dumping and countervailing sunset review investigation into imported citric acid and citrate salts from China. At the same time, the US International Trade Commission has launched the third anti-dumping and countervailing sunset review industry injury investigation on citric acid and citrate salts imported from China, examining whether the substantial damage caused by the import of the products in question to the US domestic industry will continue or occur again within a reasonable foreseeable period if the current anti-dumping and countervailing measures are lifted.

On December 19, 2025, the European Commission announced that it would initiate an anti-dumping investigation on benzyl alcohol originating in China upon application by EU companies. The dumping investigation period of this case is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, and the injury investigation period is from January 1, 2022 to the end of the dumping investigation period.

On December 19, 2025, the European Commission announced that it would initiate an anti-dumping investigation on sodium benzoate originating in China at the request of EU companies. The dumping investigation period of this case is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, and the injury investigation period is from January 1, 2022 to the end of the dumping investigation period.

On December 25, 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Finance of Japan announced that, in response to the application submitted by the Japan Potassium Electrolysis Industry Association on August 8, 2025, they had decided to initiate a second anti-dumping sunset review investigation on potassium hydroxide originating from China and South Korea. The dumping investigation period in this case is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, and the injury investigation period is from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2025.